State comparison · 2025
Public Relations Specialists salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Public Relations Specialists in Washington earn a median of $87,470. In Wyoming, $67,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Washington
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $87,470
- p25
- $71,140
- p75
- $111,890
- p10
- $60,760
- p90
- $136,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
Wyoming
Public Relations Specialists
- Median
- $67,490
- p25
- $60,160
- p75
- $80,980
- p10
- $50,430
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.